Question: Describe a time when you cultivated good team spirit and relationships among your teammates.

Alternative Question Phrasing:

How have you created a good team spirit within your team?

Follow-up questions:

Were there any challenges while promoting team spirit within the team?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Social – Coordination (Adjusting one’s own actions in relation to others),Social – Rapport Buiding/Relating and Connecting with others,Social – Social Perceptiveness

Abilities:

Cognitive – Fluency of Ideas (Idea Generation Frequency),Cognitive – Originality

Other Factors:

Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Personality-Team Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Assisting and Caring for Others,Interacting with Others – Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates,Interacting with Others – Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others,Interacting with Others – Developing and Building Teams,Interacting with Others – Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Mental Processes – Thinking Creatively (Creativity)

Work Context (Person-Job/Team/Org Fit):

Interpersonal Relationships – Work With Work Group or Team (As a member, not a leader)

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Adaptability/Flexibility,Approachability,Compassion/Concern for Others,Cooperation,Politeness,Social Orientation (Work Alone vs Group Work)

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

If the candidate has fair sense of team work and collaboration.
If the candidate came up with creative ways to bring the team together and build a positive environment.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the candidate escapes the question with a generalized answer.
If the candidate doesn’t sound too collaborative and blames the team members for not being able to build relationships among the group.

Sample Answer:

N/A

Question Source: https://www.totaljobs.com/advice/most-common-competency-based-interview-questions